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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Creative augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology firm Groove Jones develops immersive solutions for enterprises, brands, and location-based experiences. It also helps to enhance customer engagement and marketing with immersive custom campaigns. But what does gamification add to immersive training systems?

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Y-12 National Security Complex and HaptX partner to advance U.S. Government training missions

HaptX

The newly constructed Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center (ORETTC) in Tennessee trains those responsible for safeguarding nuclear and radioactive material as well as first responders and other experts in nuclear operations, safeguards, cyber, and emergency response.

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Big XR News from NVIDIA, Meta, EndeavorXR, and Spatial

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

However, the immersive journey is not always smooth sailing as Meta once again lays off workers from its Reality Labs division. Via its MONAI medical imaging framework, the firm uses integrated NVIDIA tools to train brain surgeons with greater depth and realism, using artificial intelligence (AI) and photorealistic, accurate simulations.

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VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex

HaptX

As part of their continuous improvement endeavors, the ORETTC team decided to prototype a virtual glovebox training simulator. Facilities include augmented and virtual reality rooms for immersive training. Goal for Use Training workers in high-hazard jobs can be a challenge.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

VR Playhouse

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. Meanwhile, other companies like Samsung and Google have created lower-grade headsets that use your smartphone to simulate VR.

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The 21 best binge-worthy podcasts that tell one hell of a story

Mashable VR

For a full year, these six strangers share very close quarters while simulating a space mission that's actually stationed on a remote mountain in Hawaii. What it's about: Limetown nails the true crime investigative podcast vibe so thoroughly it's easy to get so immersed you actually start believing this audio drama is real.

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